CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) r (b) c (c) m
- 2.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 3.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) c
- 4.🧢 c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) a (c) i
- 5.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) can (c) bat
- 6.Change the “t” in “mat” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cap (b) map (c) mat
- 7.Change the “r” in “rag” to “w”. Which word do you get? (a) wag (b) rag (c) bag
- 8.Which word is “pan”? (a) pan (b) pin (c) van
- 9.🚐 v _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) e (c) a
- 10.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 11.Change the “s” in “sat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) pat (b) sat (c) bat
- 12.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) cat (c) hat
- 13.Change the “t” in “tan” to “f”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) van (c) tan
- 14.Which word is “bat”? (a) bat (b) cat (c) hat
- 15.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) g (c) b
- 16.Blend the sounds: m – a – t. Which word is it? (a) mat (b) sat (c) map
- 17.Change the “b” in “bat” to “p”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) pat (c) bat
- 18.Change the “h” in “ham” to “j”. Which word do you get? (a) ram (b) jam (c) ham
- 19.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) u (c) e
- 20.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) tag (c) pan
- 22.🎩 h _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 23.Change the “p” in “pat” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) cat (b) pat (c) mat
- 24.Which word is “bag”? (a) bat (b) bug (c) bag
- 25.🧢 Which word is this? (a) cup (b) map (c) cap
- 26.Change the “l” in “lap” to “c”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) cap (c) lap
- 27.🎩 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) w (c) t
- 28.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) top (b) map (c) tap
- 29.🚰 Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 30.Which word is “can”? (a) can (b) cat (c) cap
- 31.Blend the sounds: m – a – n. Which word is it? (a) map (b) man (c) can
- 32.Which word is “rat”? (a) bat (b) hat (c) rat
- 33.Change the “n” in “man” to “d”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) pad (c) man
- 34.Blend the sounds: l – a – p. Which word is it? (a) nap (b) lap (c) cap
- 35.Change the “t” in “tap” to “m”. Which word do you get? (a) map (b) tap (c) lap
- 36.👜 Which word is this? (a) bug (b) bag (c) bat
- 37.Change the “f” in “fan” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) fan (b) tan (c) can
- 38.Blend the sounds: r – a – m. Which word is it? (a) rat (b) jam (c) ram
- 39.Which word is “hat”? (a) rat (b) bat (c) hat
- 40.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) i (c) a
Answer key
- c
- map
- c
- a
- cat
- map
- wag
- pan
- a
- a
- bat
- hat
- fan
- bat
- v
- mat
- pat
- jam
- a
- map
- tan
- a
- mat
- bag
- cap
- cap
- h
- tap
- tap
- can
- man
- rat
- mad
- lap
- map
- bag
- tan
- ram
- hat
- a
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